Hrithik Roshan took to X on Sunday to praise the makers of the superhit horror comedy Stree 2 on its success, saying he hopes the film industry continues to have more such happy times in cinema halls.

"It is such a happy time for our Cinema with Stree 2 setting new benchmarks for all of us to look up to. Stree part 1 was brilliant and the idea of taking that seed and building a universe and watching it all come together in Stree 2 is applause worthy,” Hrithik wrote in an X post.

"Bravo to the teams that brought this to celluloid. You guys are true stars. Congratulations Dinesh Vijan, Maddock Films, Jio Studios, Amar Kaushik, Niren Bhatt and the entire cast & crew! May we continue to have many more such happy times at the movies," he added.

The official handle of Maddock Films responded with a comment to the actor's post. "Thank you so much Hrithik Roshan! The universe just got bigger with your love!” they wrote.

Stree 2 is the latest offering from Maddock Film's horror comedy universe which also comprises titles such as Bhediya and Munjya.

Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film is a sequel to the 2018’s Stree and featured Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, Pankaj Tripathi and Aparshakti Khurana.

Stree 2, written by Niren Bhatt and produced under Dinesh Vijan's banner Maddock Films, is nearing the Rs 600 crore mark at the domestic box office.